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Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones?

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones?
Date 2018-08-19 06:26 -0400
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Message-ID <190820180626139339%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
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In article <plar6o$khj$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> The actual reasons for the removal of the headphone jack made perfect sense:

except that only one of what you listed is relevant.

the main reason is that the space is better used for other purposes.

> 1. Reduce manufacturing cost of the phone.

negligible.

> 2. Make waterproofing easier.

yes

> 3. Encourage sales of Airpods.

no

> 4. The headphone jack generates no licensing fees, the Lightning jack does.

no

> 5. Follows their philosophy of minimizing I/O ports, which is also seen 
> on their computers.

no

> OTOH, the Lightning to 3.5mm adapter that they include, for now, is not 
> cheap. There's a DAC, and ADC, and an amplifier inside. Along with a 
> 3.5mm jack, Lightning plug, and cable, that must cost at least 75ยข to 
> manufacture (aftermarket ones are about $1.40 retail), so all the cost 
> removed from the phone moved into a separate device.

no.

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Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-17 15:24 +0000
  Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? abcdef <abcdef@abcdef.com> - 2018-08-17 10:15 -0700
    Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-17 13:30 -0400
      Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? abcdef <abcdef@abcdef.com> - 2018-08-17 11:01 -0700
        Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-17 14:42 -0400
          Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? abcdef <abcdef@abcdef.com> - 2018-08-17 13:26 -0700
            Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-17 17:31 -0400
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                Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-18 22:00 +0000
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                Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-20 02:32 +0000
                Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-19 22:51 -0400
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            Re: Is Apple acknowledging that many users want an active stylus on their phones? sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2018-08-20 06:26 -0700
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